Twenty years after the 2004 publication of its landmark We the People Legal Primer, Prison Book Program is pleased to announce its brand new, free legal resource for incarcerated people, the Insider’s Guide to Jailhouse Law. The new guide provides a comprehensive and practical overview of the legal system, and it discusses important legal developments over the last two decades. The Insider’s Guide to Jailhouse Law may be freely reproduced, in whole or in part, and distributed in print or electronic form to incarcerated individuals by books-to-people-in-prison groups, family members, and friends.
Resource Year: 2024
Resource Issueareas: In-Custody Issues & Conditions of Confinement
Resource Organizations: Prison Book Program
Resource Types: Legal Guides & Know-Your-Rights

